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Friday, 23 May 2014

The 5 Least Likeable Characters on TV

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There are a lot of great shows out there, but some of them
have people who we really want to fall off something high. Here is a list of my
least likeable characters on TV, and be warned, there’s some pretty major
spoilers below.

5. Laurel Lance - Arrow

Kicking off the list we have the most useless sidekick in
super-hero history. Although not technically a sidekick, more of a contact
within the law…that is until she spirals into depression, becomes addicted to
drugs and alcohol, and basically becomes a wrecking ball to the lives of
everyone around her. She loses her job, making her even more useless than
before, and falling into danger and needing to be rescued every five minutes
doesn’t make Ollie’s job any easier. Even when she finds out the truth about
who the Arrow is, she decides to “help” by wandering into a sewer tunnel filled
with an army of super-soldiers. Great going Laurel. Add this to the constant
back and forth with whether she loves Ollie or not – Ollie eventually makes the
smart move and backs away, hooking up with her far more likable sister Sara –
and we basically have a character who nobody’s really gonna miss when the
writers come to their senses and kill her off.

4. Dawn Summers – Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy The Vampire Slayer had a pretty strong following, with
action, interesting story arcs, a likeable cast and some imaginative villains.
So it really begs the question, why did Joss Whedon decide to write in a
whiney, annoying kid sister for the Slayer to have to look out for all the
time? Getting herself captured at least once or twice per episode made for some
interesting character development towards the start, especially with the death
of their mother, forcing the central character to take on a more maternal role.
However before too long, we were sick of seeing Dawn get herself into trouble,
get bailed out by the gang, only to go and do something stupid again, and the
cycle repeats. You could always tell what was going to happen. Dawn moans about
how she wishes she could have a normal life, and that she isn’t real, wah wah
wah. That’s when you know it’s gonna be one of THOSE episodes. Hell, even the
characters themselves started commenting on it by the end. One line from Buffy
herself sums up my point perfectly – “Dawn’s in trouble? Must be Tuesday”.

3. Joffrey Baratheon –
Game of Thrones

This one is a little different. Joffrey is supposed to be
hated, but that doesn’t make us want to punch him right in his spoilt, kingly
face any less. The product of incest between Cersei and Jamie Lannister, it was
hardly any surprise that something would be wrong with this kid. Taking his
pleasure from making people kill eachother…that is when he isn’t shooting
arrows into people for fun, or pouring a barrel of wine down someone’s throat.
For his 4 season run, nothing Joffrey did wanted us to pull our punches, and I’m
sure I wasn’t the only one to cheer at his eventual demise at his wedding.

2. Skyler White – Breaking Bad

I’m not even gonna bother picking a moment for this one.
Skyler’s entire time on the hit show is made up of moaning, cheating, moaning,
moaning, bitching, moaning, and occasionally moaning. What more do I
need to say?

1. Carl and Lori
Grimes – The Walking Dead

Technically two characters, but it’s mother and son, so we’ll
let it slide. These two take the top spot because their combined efforts make
us burn up with rage inside. We’ll start with Lori. Serving as nothing more
than the centrepiece of a forced love triangle between herself, Rick and Shane,
Lori became one of the least liked characters on the show before she finally
kicked it. She’s a bad mother, letting Carl run around where he wants, when he
wants, but more than this, she is a terrible, terrible wife. Hey Lori! Your cop
husband has just been shot in a gunfight with a convict and has fallen into a
coma from which he might not wake up…make sure you wait at least 2 weeks before
you hook up with his best friend and partner on the force! Seriously…ugh! Now
let’s talk about Carl. He doesn’t have a great mother, but how many times has
he run off and caused a character to be killed? (Dale

So there it is! My rundown of my least favourite characters
in TV shows. Do you agree? Do you disagree? Are you a fan of some of these
characters? Is your least favourite character not up there? Let us know in the
comments!